Liquid-receptacle.



. No. 340,532. i PATBNTBD JAN. a E. c.` WEBB.

l LIQUID BBGPTAGLB. l APPLICATION FILED FEIB.. 5,'1906.

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tpl-mann ned February 5. 1906. serial No. 299,411.

Speciii'cation lof Letters Patent.

Patented J' an. 8, 19'6'7.

To @ZZ whom it nea/y concern.:

Be it known that I, EDWIN CLAY WEBB, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Providence, in the `county of Providence and State of Rhode Isl-and, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Liquid-Receptacles, -ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates yto portable liquidretaining receptacles, and has for its 4object to provide a rece tacle for retaining liquids,

Eke, that may be filled and carried about without danger lof spilling or slopping over even While full. The receptacle is also constructed so that its contents may be freely drawn from the same at any time without the necessity of irst removing tkcork or operating stop-cock, valve, or the improved receptacle may be adapted togcarry any kind of liquid; but the one shown is more particularly designedfor the transportation of light thin oils, such as kerosene or the like. Heretofore in `delivering oilofthis nature the receptacle in which it was delivered had to be either c'orked tightly, and all of its, outlets closed, or the same must be very much larger than was necessary to carry the quantity delivered in order to prevent the -contents from slopping over and running out.

The main feature of my receptacle is that it is provided with a false or inner head, the same being perforated, and between which inner and the outer heads is formed acomparativelythin or narrow air-space, and by this construction the receptacle may be filled up to said inner head and carried around in a vehicle or handled carelessly without danger of the contents slopping over.

Another feature of my invention is that the air-space may be divided up into Ia plurality of compartments to further break up the little waves of liquid that may have been thrown up into said s ace.

\ The invention is fu ly set forth in this specification, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a receptacle illustrating the double or false head, showing a portion of the outer head broken away to better show the one beneath. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of a receptacle, illustrating the same as being divided into two compartments. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showingone design of a false or inner head, showing perforations in the same.` Figs. 4 and 5 show little tray-shaped members that form the outer head, the inner side of leach member being s hown,4 which is the reverse ofl their natural posi-tion.` Fig. 6 illustrates aY modification vin which the false or second times when a number of gallons of oil are desired to be delivered at one time for household use the desired number of'cans of the capacity of one gallon each are employed, all being stowed in one box,the dividing of the quantity up into individual cans. rendering the handling of the same much more convenient.

Near the upper en'd of the body portion 1 is located an inner head 2 which head is lshown as being a lain iece. of material with its edges turned) up afl) around at 3 into the form of a tray, which shape is for convenience in fastening to the body. In this head is also shown a number of holes 4 and 5, the group of holes 4 being the outlet for the contents and 5 the vent-hole for air. The two trayshaped members 6 and 7 are shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as being in position on the head 2. The member 7 is provided with the outlethole 8, over which is secured the spout 9. The member 6 is shown in Figs. 1 and 2 as being provided with the vent-hole 10. The

meeting flanges 11 and 12 of these members y extend through the center and downward to the second head 2, to which they are soldered, thereby forming two se arate com- IOC' partments in thisl head. At 13 1s the handle Y for convenience in carrying the can about. I have described this inner or second head as being plain stock and perforated; but I do .not wish to coniine myself to the number or position of the perforations, as a wire-nettingf the same vto their customers, said customers ters Patent, is-

beingjo'ibliged to wait for the return of the peddler in orderthat the cans may be refilled by his machine.; but when these cans are placedin general use I can construct the same, as illustrated in Fig. 6, so that but one of the compartments will have an inner or second head. In thisca'se the double compartment is supl lied with vent-holes 5 and l() as well as out et-holes 4 and 8, andthe spout 9 for delivering the oil, while the single .compartment `communicates direct with-the interior of the can through the corked hole 14.

My, improved construction of providing a yfalse or inner head to an oil-can is an exceedingly practical and desirable feature and rendersit possible and practical to carry about vthin oils in an uncorked can without the usual disagreeable feature of having the Y same slopping over and spilling onto the Hoor or things stored in close proximity to it.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letl. In an oil-can, a body portion having a bottom at one end, an outer head at its opposite end, an inner head located below said outer head forming a narrow space between them, said inner head being provided with a plurality of open spaces, and the' space between said inner and outer heads being divided into a plurality of compartments.

2. In an oil-can, a body portion, a bottom at one end, an outer head at its opposite end, an inner head provided with a plurality of holes, said head being located below said outer head, 'forming a narrow space between said two heads, a partition through said space dividing the same into a plurality oi compartments, one of said compartments being provided with vent-holes and another compartment being provided with deliveryholes.

3. A receptacle comprising a body portion, an inner and outer h'ead at one end of said body forming a'narrow space between them, each of lsaid heads being provided with an inlet and outlet hole, each of said. heads also being provided with vent-holes independent of said outlet-holes.

4. In an oil-can, a body portion having a bottom at one end and an inner and outer head at its opposite end forming a space between said heads, an outlet-hole through said inner head, and an outlet-hole through said outer head, each of said holes being located in ditlerent relative positions in their respective heads, each of said heads being also provided with independent vent-holes, said latter holes also being located in dii'l'erent relative positions in their respective heads wh ereby the contents of the can. will be prevented vfrom slopping through one hole and out of' the other.

In testimony whereof l al'lix my signature in presence oi two witnesses.

EDWIN CLAY ,WEBB

Witnesses:

HOWARD E. BAnLow, E. I. OGDEN. 

